{"id":648,"date":"2009-11-18T07:08:18","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T15:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2009-11-18T07:08:18","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T15:08:18","slug":"are-you-a-sappy-writer-or-savvy-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Sappy Writer or Savvy Author?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a sappy writer who is driven more by emotions than good sense? <\/p>\n<p>Face it, a lot of emotion goes into writing. By the time we are ready to publish our work, we are so attached to it that our passion often clouds our decisions. Many of us advance from sappy writer to sappy author. <\/p>\n<p>If our publishing success depended on our feelings about\u2014our attachment to\u2014our work, there would be thousands more authors experiencing bestseller status, living in mansions and driving to book signings in Rolls Royces. <\/p>\n<p>But no\u2014it is not passion that will see us through the difficult process of publishing. It is knowledge. We must set our emotions aside and become a savvy author. How? <\/p>\n<p>By studying the publishing industry and entering this realm armed with the right information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start here:<\/strong><br \/>\nRead my book, <strong><em>The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em><\/strong>. Order your copy now at <a href=http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/rightway.html> http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/rightway.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Patricia Fry will speak in New York<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m heading out tomorrow to White Plains, NY to speak at the Cat Writers Association Conference and sign books (including my book of cat stories) at the Westchester Cat Show. That will be fun. I\u2019m accustomed to working surrounded by cats. I\u2019ll feel right at home.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to update you about the event through my blog as often as I can.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KUDOS<\/strong><br \/>\nMy article, \u201cYou\u2019re the Expert\u201d is featured in Fran Silverman\u2019s Book Promotion Newsletter today. <a href=http:\/\/www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com> http:\/\/www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a sappy writer who is driven more by emotions than good sense? Face it, a lot of emotion goes into writing. 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